CorrigendaGazette notice
Gazette Notice No. 3550 of 2025
The Water Services Regulatory Board revokes TEAWASCO’s earlier tariff structure and approves revised water and sanitation tariffs with immediate effect.
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Revocation 1
Link- Issuing authority
- Water Services Regulatory Board
- Licensee
- Tetu Aberdare Water and Sanitation Company
- Reason
- Further review and consideration of Nyeri County Government subsidy provision for TEAWASCO determined that the tariffs need to be revised downwards.
- Revoked tariff
- The tariff structure published in Gazette Notice No. 12830 of 2024
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Tariff approval 2
Link- Licensee
- Tetu Aberdare Water and Sanitation Company
- Licensing authority
- Water Services Regulatory Board
- Body
- Nyeri County Government (Subsidy provision for TEAWASCO)
- Office
- Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board
- Place
- Aguthi Tetu and Titie scheme (Targeted investments), Tetu Thegenge Scheme (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Kagwathi (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Gachuiro (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Nyambari (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Karongo (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Kinunga (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Kihatha (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Kiriara (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Jolly line (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Munugaine (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), AC Line (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Title Scheme (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Gathungu ya - Ihari (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Kianguta - Gathuthi (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Aguthi Scheme (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Gititu - Ithe Kahuno (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), FT line - Gathaithi (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), PC line & Karathi (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Ithekahuno- Karo (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Ithekahuno - Thage-ini (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Titie Treatment plant (Procurement of Lab Equipment)
- Term
- 2024/2025 to 2027/2028
- Effective
- immediately
- Non functional meters
- Customers with non-functional meters shall be billed based on the average of the last three months’ bills.
- Sewerage water connection
- Sewerage will be charged at 75% of the water volumes, billed at the tariff for water specified (in 1.1) above for all customer categories.
- Disconnected accounts
- Disconnected water accounts shall be charged based on the average sewerage charges for the last three months before the disconnection.
- Sewerage no water connection
- Domestic customers without a metered water source (Per single dwelling unit): KSh. 300 per month; all other categories: 75% of the volume of water consumed per the metered water source, including boreholes, at the rates specified in (1.1) above.
- Indexation
- The utility’s approved tariffs for water and sewerage shall be eligible for annual indexation, as per the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) regulations. The inflation adjustment shall come into effect every July of the tariff period, commencing July 2026.
- Sewer only deposit
- Customers with only sewer connection are to be charged a deposit equivalent to a water connection.
- Approval conditions
- The conditions attached to this approval shall form part of the license conditions of TEAWASCO.
- Annual budgets
- The WSP shall adhere to the budgetary levels set in the tariff.
- Surpluses
- The surpluses realised during the tariff period shall be used to implement priority service delivery capital projects approved by WASREB.
- Reporting
- The utility shall submit quarterly performance reports to WASREB in the prescribed format.
- Cost centres
- TEAWASCO will ensure that separate water and sewer cost centres are created and that distinct records of operations of the two centres are maintained.
- Investments
- The utility shall undertake the following investments within the tariff period.
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Tariff approval 3
Link- Licensee
- TEAWASCO
- Licensing authority
- WASREB
- Tariff period
- 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28
- Approval conditions
- The conditions attached to this approval, which shall form part of the license conditions of TEAWASCO, are:
- Service delivery condition
- i. Service Delivery Conditions attached to the Tariff
- Annual budgets condition
- ii. Annual budgets: The WSP shall adhere to the budgetary levels set in the tariff.
- Surpluses condition
- iii. Surpluses: The surpluses realised during the tariff period shall be used to implement priority service delivery capital projects approved by WASREB.
- Reporting condition
- iv. Reporting: The utility shall submit quarterly performance reports to WASREB in the prescribed format.
- Cost centres condition
- v. Creation of distinct water and sewer cost centres: TEAWASCO will ensure that separate water and sewer cost centres are created and that distinct records of operations of the two centres are maintained.
- Investments condition
- vi. Investments: The utility shall undertake the following investments within the tariff period:
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Tariff approval 4
Link- Issuing authority
- Water Services Regulatory Board
- Office
- Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board
- Place
- Aguthi (Targeted investments), Tetu (Targeted investments), Titie scheme (Targeted investments), Tetu Thegenge Scheme (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Kagwathi (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Gachuiro (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Nyambari (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Karongo (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Kinunga (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Kihatha (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Kiriara (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Jolly line (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Munugaine (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), AC Line (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Title Scheme (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Gathungu ya - Ihari (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Kianguta - Gathuthi (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Aguthi Scheme (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Gititu - Ithe Kahuno (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), FT line - Gathaithi (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), PC line & Karathi (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Ithekahuno- Karo (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Ithekahuno - Thage-ini (Rehabilitation of Service Lines), Titie Treatment plant (Procurement of Lab Equipment)
- Effective
- immediately
- Tariffs
- water and sanitation tariffs outlined in this corrigendum
Schedule 122 rows
| Consumer Categories | Consumption Block (M3) | Approved Tariff (KSh./M3) |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic/Residential | 1-6 | 70 |
| 7-20. | 100 | |
| 21-50 | 105 | |
| 51-100 | 110 | |
| 101-300 | 120 | |
| >300 | 140 | |
| Multi-Dwelling Units | Per M3 | 100 |
| 1-50 | 105 | |
| 51-100 | 110 | |
| 101-300 | 120 | |
| >300 | 140 | |
| Public Schools, Colleges and Universities | 1-600 | 100 |
| 601-1200 | 120 | |
| >1200m3 | 140 | |
| Kiosk/Standpipes/Commercial Plots | Per M3 | 110 |
| Item/ Service | Charge (KSh.) |
|---|---|
| Water Deposit | |
| Category of Consumer | |
| Domestic | 2500 |
| Retail shops less than 10m3 | 3000 |
| Retail shops more than 10m3 | 3,500 |
| Bar and restaurants less than 15 m3 | 4000 |
| Bar and restaurants more than 15 m3 | 6,000 |
| Hotel class “A” and “B” less than 150 m3 | 12,000 |
| Hotel class “A” and “B” more than 150 m3 | 15000 |
| Hotel class “C” and ‘D’ less than 150 m3 | 18000 |
| Hotel class “C” and ‘D’ more than 150 m3 | 20,000 |
| Hospitals and Health centres more than 150 m3 | 20,000 |
| Hospitals and Health centres less than 150 m3 | 12,000 |
| Schools and other institutions more than 200 m3 | 20,000 |
| Schools and other institutions less than 200 m3 | 10,000 |
| Minor construction sites of more than 200 m3 | 15,000 |
| Major construction sites more than 300 m3 | 50,000 |
| Light industries less than 200 m3 | 30,000 |
| Medium industries between 200 m3 and 300 m3 | 50,000 |
| Heavy industries of more than 300 m3 | 100,000 |
| Water kiosks | 5,000 |
| Customers with only sewer connection are to be charged a deposit equivalent to a water connection. | |
| Other Charges | |
| Service | |
| New water connection fee – Connection size: ½ inch to 1 inch | 2,500 |
| New water connection fee – Connection size: 1.5 inches to 3 inches | 7,500 |
| New water connection fee – Connection size above 3 inches | 15,000 |
| Water Reconnection fee – at meter point | 1,000 |
| Water Reconnection fee – at mains | 5,000 and double deposit |
| Tanker – 8000 and 16,000 litres | 2,500 & 5,000 respectively per tanker within TEAWASCO’s area for all consumers |
| Sale of water per m3 at Bowsing Point (own tanker) | KSh. 105 |
| Replacement of stolen or damaged meters | 100% of the market cost of the meter |
| Meter testing on request | 500 |
| Sewer Connection–Residential/ Domestic | 5,000 |
| Sewer Connection– Commercial, Government, Schools, Universities and Colleges | 7,500 |
| Sewer Connection- Industrial | 15,000 |
| Private sewer unblocking | 2,500 |
| Leak detection services | 1,000 |
| Sewer Reconnection fee | 15,000 |
| Statement of account fees | 200 |
| Cutting off the supply at the request of the consumer | 200 |
| For turning on the supply other than in respect of a first connection | 200 |
| Exhauster Services (Company Exhauster) | 5,000 for other customers and 4,000 for informal settlements |
| Private Exhausters (Dumping into the company’s sewer system) | 15,000 per Truck per month |
| Penalties | |
| Illegal water connection –Commercial, Industry, Construction (Fraud) | 100,000 plus estimated consumption during the period of illegality |
| Illegal water connection (Fraud) – Domestic | 30,000 plus estimated consumption during the period of the illegality |
| Overcharging (fraud) at water kiosk | 15,000 |
| Illegal sewer connection– Commercial, Industry, Construction | 100,000 |
| Illegal sewer connection– Domestic, Government, Schools, Universities and Colleges | 30,000 |
| Self-reconnection after cut-off for non-payment | 5,000 and billing to be backdated from the date of cut-off |
| Surcharge for tampering with meters (this to include meter removal, reversing of meter, etc) | 5,000 |
| Surcharge for direct suction of water from the supply line using a pump | 10,000 |
| Expenditure Item | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2027/28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations | 75,357,805 | 83,941,612 | 85,818,705 | 90,056,307 |
| Maintenance | 6,889,650 | 7,234,133 | 7,595,840 | 7,975,632 |
| Regulatory Levy | 6,024,133 | 6,178,475 | 6,335,816 | 6,495,681 |
| Total O&M Costs | 88,271,588 | 97,354,220 | 99,750,360 | 104,527,620 |
| Investment Costs | 45,403,000 | 50,073,000 | 54,107,000 | 53,270,800 |
| Total Costs | 133,674,588 | 147,427,220 | 153,857,360 | 157,798,420 |
| Total Billing (KShs) | 150,603,323 | 154,461,882 | 158,395,393 | 162,392,033 |
| Collection Efficiency (%) | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| Projected Revenue | 143,073,157 | 146,738,788 | 150,475,623 | 154,272,432 |
| O&M Cost Coverage | 162% | 151% | 151% | 148% |
| Total Cost Coverage | 107% | 100% | 98% | 98% |
| Target | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 | 2026/2027 | 2027/2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water coverage (%) | 95% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 97% |
| Water quality standards (%) | 100% Compliance with Standards | ||||
| Personnel Expenditure as % of O&M | 54% | 52% | 51% | 49% | 48% |
| Non-Revenue Water | 35% | 35% | 34% | 33% | 32% |
| Hours of Supply (Hrs.) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Staff per 1000 connections | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Metering ratio (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Collection Efficiency (%) | 94% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% |
| Resale at Kiosk | KSh. 5.00 per 20l jerry can |
| Metering | Project Area | Guide | Size | Type | Unit | Unit Cost | Qty | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Bulk meters | Aguthi Tetu and Titie scheme | Production meter | 300mm | Class C | No | 145,000 | 4 | 435,000 | 145,000 | |||
| Production meter | 250mm | Class C | No | 65,000 | 4 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | |||
| Transmission mainlines | 200mm | Class C | No | 60,000 | 4 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | |||
| Transmission mainlines | 150mm | Class C | No | 38,000 | 8 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 76,000 | |||
| Zonal meters | 80mm | Class C | No | 22,000 | 24 | 132,000 | 132,000 | 132,000 | 132,000 | |||
| Zonal meters | 50mm | Class C | No | 18,000 | 32 | 144,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | |||
| B. Customer meter | Aguthi Tetu and Titie scheme | New water connections | 15mm | Class C | No | 5,000 | 2,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | |
| Replacement | 15mm | Class C | No | 5,000 | 2,000 | 5,000,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | ||||
| D.Rehabilitation of Service Lines | Tetu Thegenge Scheme | 160mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Kagwathi | M | 2,400 | 3,062 | 550,000 | 1,300,000 | 2,650,000 | 2,848,800 | |
| 50mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Gachuiro | M | 240 | 25,791 | 900,000 | 1,250,000 | 2,200,000 | 1,840,000 | |||
| 110mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Nyambari | M | 950 | 6,421 | 850,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,950,000 | 2,000,000 | |||
| 50mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Karongo | M | 240 | 18,958 | 750,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,250,000 | |||
| 63mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Kinunga | M | 390 | 17,693 | 800,000 | 2,250,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,950,000 | |||
| 50mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Kihatha | M | 240 | 43,959 | 800,000 | 1,250,000 | 4,200,000 | 4,300,000 | |||
| 32mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Kiriara | M | 100 | 63,060 | 950,000 | 1,175,000 | 2,081,000 | 2,100,000 | |||
| 110mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Jolly line | M | 950 | 11,137 | 955,000 | 1,925,000 | 3,950,000 | 3,750,000 | |||
| 160mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Munugaine | M | 2,400 | 9,125 | 7,500,000 | 6,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 5,400,000 | |||
| 280mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | AC Line | M | 6,200 | 2,049 | 4,000,000 | 2,900,000 | 3,000,000 | 2,800,000 | |||
| Title Scheme | 160mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Gathungu ya - Ihari | M | 2,400 | 2,213 | 800,000 | 1,250,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,560,000 | ||
| 32mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Kianguta - Gathuthi | M | 100 | 59,500 | 450,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,930,000 | 1,870,000 | |||
| Aguthi Scheme | 110mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Gititu - Ithe Kahuno | M | 950 | 2,263 | 700,000 | 1,550,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,850,000 | ||
| 90mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | FT line - Gathaithi | M | 770 | 2,402 | 450,000 | 1,450,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,550,000 | |||
| 32mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | PC line & Karathi | M | 100 | 53,500 | 800,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,650,000 | |||
| 90mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Ithekahuno- Karo | M | 770 | 4,871 | 400,000 | 1,350,000 | 850,000 | 1,150,000 | |||
| 90mm | Hdpe pipe Pn 12.5 | Ithekahuno - Thage-ini | M | 770 | 2,584 | 400,000 | 1,850,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,050,000 | |||
| Transport | Single-cab pick hardbody, 4x4 3.0 Diesel Engine. | No | 6,000,000 | 1 | - | 6,000,000 | - | - | ||||
| Motorcycles 200cc | No | 200,000 | 11 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 300,000 | |||||
| Billing Software | ERP Upgrading | No | 5,000,000 | 1 | 5,000,000 | |||||||
| Water Quality | Procurement of Lab Equipment for Titie Treatment plant | Ls | 10,293,000 | 1 | 700,000 | 460,000 | 3,633,000 | 500,000 | ||||
| Procurement of two lister engines for backwashing | No | 1,600,000 | 2 | 400,000 | 800,000 | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | |||||
| NRW Reduction Activities | To reduce NRW from 37% to 31% | As per the NRW Management Schedule | 8,236,000 | 7,486,000 | 7,386,000 | 7,430,000 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 45,403,000 | 50,073,000 | 54,107,000 | 53,270,800 | ||||||||
| A. Bulk meters | Aguthi and Titie | Tetu | Production meter | 300mm | Class C | No | 145,000 | 4 | 435,000 | 145,000 | ||
| scheme | Production meter | 250mm | Class C | No | 65,000 | 4 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 |
Everyone named
| Signed by | RICHARD CHERUIYOT, Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board |
|---|---|
| Places 25 | Aguthi Tetu and Titie scheme · Tetu Thegenge Scheme · Kagwathi · Gachuiro · Nyambari · Karongo · Kinunga · Kihatha · Kiriara · Jolly line · Munugaine · AC Line · Title Scheme · Gathungu ya - Ihari · Kianguta - Gathuthi · Aguthi Scheme · Gititu - Ithe Kahuno · FT line - Gathaithi · PC line & Karathi · Ithekahuno- Karo · Ithekahuno - Thage-ini · Titie Treatment plant · Aguthi · Tetu · and 1 more |
| Licensees 2 | Tetu Aberdare Water and Sanitation Company · TEAWASCO |
| Licensing authorities 2 | Water Services Regulatory Board · WASREB |
| Issuing authority | Water Services Regulatory Board |
| Body | Nyeri County Government |
| Office | Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Water Services Regulatory Board |
| Law | Water Act |
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Corrections 0
- Corrected by
- No corrigendum in the issues we hold.
- Revokes
- Gazette Notice No. 12830 of 2024 (no page yet)
Cite
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 3550 of 2025, Vol. CXXVII No. 58, 21 March 2025, p. 1251.Permalink funua.com/notices/2025/3550/.
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Filed under: Corrigenda, 2025 · March 2025 · Vol. CXXVII No. 58